Host-parasite interactions [Elektronische Ressource] : population genetics of host-parasite interactions in Lumbricus terrestris and Monocystis sp. (Apicomplexa: Gregarinea) / von Velavan Thirumalaisamy Palanichamy

Host – Parasite Interactions Population genetics of Host – Parasite interactions in Lumbricus terrestris and Monocystis sp. (Apicomplexa: Gregarinea) der Fakultät für Biologie der EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften von Velavan Thirumalaisamy Palanichamy aus Palani, Indien vorgelegte Dissertation 2009 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ thTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 27 April 2009 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Hanspeter A. Mallot 1.Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Nico K Michiels 2.Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tomiuk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Publications and Manuscripts 4 Contribution of authors 5 Chapter I: Summary and Outline of thesis 8 General Overview on Host-Parasite Interactions 11 Model System 16 Chapter II: Development and characterization of novel microsatellite markers 24 for the common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris L). Chapter III: High Genetic diversity and heterogeneous parasite load in earthworm 30 Lumbricus terrestris on a German meadow. Chapter IV: Reconstruction of mating history – a retrospective analysis of 43 Lumbricus terrestris mate choice criteria in natural populations.